Got time to spare
the weekend of Oct. 1-3? If so, Way Out West Oktoberfestwants you.

Kyrene Corridor
residents are invited to help the sponsoring Tempe Sister Cities program
raise money to support international student-teacher exchanges and
humanitarian projects.

More than 2,000
volunteers are needed. Volunteers are asked to work four-hour shifts. Each
will get a souvenir t-shirt, bratwurst and a beverage.

“We can always use
more volunteers” said Mary Larsen, volunteer coordinator.

“There are lots of
opportunities to help out and have fun, too.” Volunteers can manage arts
and crafts and games in Kinderfest, help cook and serve bratwurst, work in
the Safeway Oktobefest bakery, keep the festival grounds clear of trash or
work at the silent auction.

This will be the 32nd
year for the local Oktoberfest, one of the largest free events in the area.

Program funding this
summer sent a 26-student delegation abroad, including the 500th
delegate to benefit from Tempe Sister Cities fundraising.

If you can’t
donate time, Sister Cities is also looking for items that can be sold at a
silent auction.